A majority of people polled across Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, and Portugal have lost trust in the US because of its disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic
- Citizens across Europe have lost faith in the US during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll released by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) last week.
- "Europeans' trust in Trump's America is gone," the report's authors wrote. "Many of them have been appalled by the country's chaotic response to COVID-19."
- "In Denmark, Portugal, France, Germany, and Spain, more than two-thirds of respondents said that their view of the US has worsened during the crisis," the report added.
- The poll comes as the EU is considering banning Americans from traveling to its member states. The bloc has recommended relaxing restrictions for 14 countries, including Australia, Canada, and Japan.
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Citizens across Europe have lost faith in the US during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll, as the Trump administration grapples with a spike in the number of new cases.
According to a poll released by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) last week, citizens of Denmark, Portugal, Poland, France, Germany, and Spain said that their view of the US had worsened during the pandemic. The poll, commissioned by the ECFR and conducted by YouGov, surveyed 11,000 citizens across nine European countries and discussed changing attitudes brought on by the coronavirus. The polling took place for several days in April and in early May, depending on the country.
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